Theme/Children – 24plusnews.com

Education Cannot Wait Campaign Vital for Ensuring 222 Million Children Have Access to School, Secretary-General Says in Message at Conference Launch

21 Jun

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the Education Cannot Wait Conference and Campaign Launch, today:

Security Council 2127 Committee Meets Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict

20 May

On 6 May 2022, Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, briefed the 2127 Sanctions Committee concerning the Central African Republic.

Commitment to Children Working Must Never Waver, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses in Message for Global Conference on Elimination of Child Labour

17 May

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Durban, South Africa, today:

War in Ukraine Presenting ‘Child Protection, Child Rights Crisis’, Senior United Nations Official Tells Security Council

12 May

With the devastating toll of war on Ukraine’s children becoming clearer each day, humanitarian efforts — punctuated by several “monumental” recent evacuations of trapped civilians — must continue to scale up, officials told the Security Council today, as the representatives of Kyiv and Moscow traded accusations of attacks on schools and educational indoctrination.

Mounting Reports of Crimes against Women, Children in Ukraine Raising ‘Red Flags’ over Potential Protection Crisis, Executive Director Tells Security Council

11 Apr

Increasing reports of sexual violence and human trafficking in Ukraine — allegedly committed against women and children in the context of massive displacement and ongoing fighting — are raising “all the red flags” about a potential protection crisis, the Executive Director of the United Nations gender agency warned the Security Council today.

World Must Boost Investment in Education as ‘a Pre-eminent Public Good’, Deputy Secretary-General Says, on Release of UNICEF Report

30 Mar

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message on the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report on learning loss:

Every Country Grappling with Deep Questions of Equity, Quality in Education Systems, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Briefing on Forthcoming Summit

9 Mar

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the briefing to Member States on the Transforming Education Summit, in New York today:

Secretary-General Appoints Ted Chaiban of Lebanon Global Lead Coordinator for COVID-19 Vaccine Country-Readiness, Delivery

17 Feb

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Ted Chaiban of Lebanon as Global Lead Coordinator for COVID‑19 Vaccine Country-Readiness and Delivery, at the level of Assistant Secretary-General, in UNICEF.

After 25 Years, Children and Armed Conflict Mandate More Important than Ever, Secretary-General Says, as Minors Still Killed in Cycles of Violence

12 Dec

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the children and armed conflict mandate, today:

Secretary-General Appoints Catherine M. Russell of United States Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund

10 Dec

Following consultations with the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Catherine M. Russell of the United States as the Fund’s next Executive Director.